stable

/ˈsteɪ.bəl/

//ˈsteɪ.bəl// noun

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"stable" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“stable” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #3,139. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,139
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A building, wing or dependency set apart and adapted for lodging and feeding (and training) ungulates, especially horses.

Corpus desk

Index EN-stable · stable · English

stable · rank #3,139 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,139
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH soccer

Nearest frequency peer: soccer (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “stable”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “stable” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

stable vs state
67% similar
stable vs style
67% similar
stable vs stage
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for stable
PropertyValue
Headwordstable
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈsteɪ.bəl/
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,139
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “stable” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). stable lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around stable (IPA /ˈsteɪ.bəl/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,139 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for stable, with forms such as "satble", "sstable", and "stabble". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "state", "style", "stage", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English stable, borrowed from Anglo-Norman stable, from Latin stab(u)lum. The correct English form is stable, spelled S-T-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A building, wing or dependency set apart and adapted for lodging and feeding (and training) ungulates, especially horses.
  2. 2
    All the racehorses of a particular stable, i.e. belonging to a given owner.
  3. 3
    A set of advocates; a barristers' chambers.
  4. 4
    An organization of sumo wrestlers who live and train together.
  5. 5
    A group of wrestlers who support each other within a wrestling storyline.
  6. 6
    A group of prostitutes managed by one pimp.
  7. 7
    A group of people who are looked after, mentored, or trained in one place or for a particular purpose or profession.
  8. 8
    A coherent or consistent set of things (typically abstract) available or presented; array.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how stable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. There were stalls for fourteen horses in the squire's stables.
  2. We made an odd party before the arrival of the Ten, particularly when the Celebrity dropped in for lunch or dinner. He could not be induced to remain permanently at Mohair because Miss Trevor was at Asquith, but he appropriated a Hempstead cart from the Mohair stables and made the trip sometimes twice in a day.

Etymology

From Middle English stable, borrowed from Anglo-Norman stable, from Latin stab(u)lum.

This word in other languages

establo(Español)étable(Français)Stall(Deutsch)estábulo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • satble
  • sstable
  • stabble
  • stabel
  • stablle
  • stalbe
  • stbale
  • stible
  • sttable
  • tsable

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of stable - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

satble2sstable1stabble1stabel2stablle1stalbe2stbale2stible1
Edit distance from "stable"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "stable"?
"stable" is spelled S-T-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsteɪ.bəl/.
What does "stable" mean?
As a noun, "stable" means: A building, wing or dependency set apart and adapted for lodging and feeding (and training) ungulates, especially horses.
What words are commonly confused with "stable"?
"stable" is commonly confused with "state", "style", "stage". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "stable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stable" is /ˈsteɪ.bəl/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "stable"?
From Middle English stable, borrowed from Anglo-Norman stable, from Latin stab(u)lum. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "stable", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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What to do next

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  • "stable" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "state". View pair
  • 10 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #3,139 among English headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list